When Athene Atlas was born 1990 in Vienna (AUT), her parents already had planned her entire life. She must become a business analyst, earn good money, and always be a good boy. Turns out she had other plans.
“Zuerst lernst du ‘was ‘gscheites!”
Early years
Athene started acting and singing when she was only 5 years old. She has been educated at Kids School of Vienna Conservatory (Kindersingschule des Konservatorium der Stadt Wien). Because of her remarkable voice and her stage presence her teacher wanted her to be a Wiener Sängerknabe, but her parents made different plans.
At age 6 she acted in front of an audience for the first time, at age 14 she stood in front of a camera for the first time. The movie has been screened at Opernkino (Cinemagic) Vienna.
In 2007 she dropped out of school after having a life changing experience at Flucc Wanne (VIE) where she performed in Drag for the first time. From this point on it was very clear she would never be a business analyst, but an artist.
I’m an artist, mother!
Ever since she collaborated with other performers of Vienna’s Drag and performance scene like Mutti, her Drag sister Dutzi Ijsenhower, Sue Philis Baker, Doktor Domi Darf Das, Denice Bourbon, Patrick Lammer, Beri Sayici and many, many more.
From 2011 to 2014 she was part of Jimmy und die Stricherjungs, a Viennese trash pop project. They were even on tour throughout Europe and where main act on the big stage of Vienna Pride 2012. The band had one Album out.
From 2012 to 2015 she worked as a show host at Radio Energy Austria where she hosted the morning news as well as the club charts show. She spoke many commercials and worked as voice actress. Afterwards she worked at a German Home shopping network as a producer and voice actress.
Good boy? Not anymore!
In 2021 Athene Atlas came out as non-binary Transwoman. She started Hormone Replacement Therapy and started to take care of her mental health as well. Newspaper “Heute” had an article about her story battling with depression and burn-out.
In 2022 she was part of Slash Film Festival and shared stage alongside US-Drag Royalty Peaches Christ, as well as Cherry T Joystick, Lady Nutjob and many more. She founded Club Atlas at Vienna’s underground hotspot “Marea Alta” and began to host her own Drag events.
Ever since…
In June 2023 she performed at brut (VIE) at CUNTin after Nestervals piece „Die Namenlosen“. In Summer she won an award as best performer at a Puls4 TV-show.
2024 was packed with highlights! Co-Hosting the biggest ESC-Party/Drag-Show in Vienna at WUK alongside Dutzi Ijsenhower, performing at MQ Pride Night at Museumsquartier (curated by Daniel Hill), curating the very first „Palace Athene“ at Dschungel Wien in association with E Bistarde Festival, producing several „Marea Atlas“-Events at Marea Alta and in September her big stomach surgery. Her Substitute Cherry T Joystick hosted while Athene was recovering and in December she hosted for the first time after having major surgery her traditional Christmas-Drag-A-Long at Marea Alta.
What’s next?
Athene Atlas declared herself as Godmother of Viennas queer underground to be a new anchor point for Vienna’s queer underground community. Much needed in times where right-wing extremists want to erase the whole queer community.